SAHARA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-03 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+6.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£639K
-27.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,846,830 | £8,355,997 | £15,108,259 | £17,316,645 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £67,573 | £847,063 | £598,425 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £71,553 | £885,882 | £638,522 | |
| Net profit | — | £13,836 | £73,519 | £632,400 | £452,434 | |
| Cash | — | £2,256,817 | £3,077,971 | £2,814,059 | £3,002,139 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,827,474 | £4,997,358 | £5,159,763 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,065,944 | £4,666,017 | £5,018,549 | |
| Equity | £3,108,589 | — | £3,065,944 | £4,666,017 | £5,018,549 | |
| Average employees | — | 146 | 149 | 167 | 176 | |
| Wages | — | £2,462,012 | £2,358,074 | £3,186,086 | £3,620,613 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.8% | 5.6% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1.8% | 17.0% | 11.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.42x | 2.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 83.94x | 25.54x | 25.21x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SRLV Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPERSMITH HEAVEN, Joshua | Secretary | 2024-10-10 | — | — |
| COPPERSMITH HEAVEN, Victor | Secretary | 2000-03-01 | — | British |
| COPPERSMITH HEAVEN, Tiffany | Director | 2013-10-08 | Oct 1977 | British |
| COPPERSMITH HEAVEN, Victor | Director | 2000-03-01 | Aug 1945 | British |
| COPPERSMITH-HEAVEN, Susan | Director | 1998-05-22 | Jul 1944 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMSBURY REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-05-22 | 2000-03-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-22 | 1998-05-22 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-22 | 1998-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Victor Coppersmith Heaven | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-10 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Coppersmith-Heaven | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-10-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+14.6%
£15,108,259 £17,316,645
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+6.7%
£2,814,059 £3,002,139
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£4,666,017 £5,018,549
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.4%
167 176
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-29.4%
£847,063 £598,425
-
Profit before tax
-27.9%
£885,882 £638,522
-
Wages
+13.6%
£3,186,086 £3,620,613
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers